Volleyball Preview: Bethel Jaguars vs. Vallejo Redhawks
Bethel is 10-0 against Vallejo since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Bethel Jaguars will host the Vallejo Redhawks at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bethel has four straight victories, Vallejo has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Monday, Bethel got the win against Richmond by a conclusive 3-0.
While Bethel won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-11, 25-23.
Bethel's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Riah Paopao led the charge by getting 16 kills, four digs, and four digs. Paopao is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had nine or more in the last 12 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Precilla Williams, who had four digs, two kills, and two kills.
Bethel was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Vallejo lost 3-0 to El Cerrito on Monday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-12, 25-14.
Bethel's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-3. As for Vallejo, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Bethel took their victory against Vallejo in their previous meeting on September 3rd by a conclusive 3-0. Will Bethel repeat their success, or does Vallejo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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